Entertainment

HUNTINGTON, WV (HNN) - Thanks to a chance find at a rummage sale, the Appalachian Film Festival will be showing rare film footage (converted to DVD) shot of the devastating 1937 flood in Huntington WV. Courtesy of Mary Browne, the 15 minutes of lost footage will be screened Saturday, Feb. 25 at 4 p.m. at the Keith Albee Performing Arts Center.

BECKLEY, WV (HNN) - Are you hoping to see America's Got Talent winner Landau Murphy Jr. at the Beckley Raleigh County Convention Center Friday night? Based on a Facebook posting, tickets are going fast. All seats are reserved so, purchase and printing them on-line now "will be better [seats] than standing in line tomorrow. Read more

Before getting involved with a model or talent agent, be prepared and do plenty of research so you don’t lose money. Whether you hear about an open casting call at the mall, listen to an advertisement about an audition, or sign up for lessons at a local agency, understanding what you are agreeing to is key. Read more

Finally, he's stopping in Huntington. America’s Got Talent winner, Landau Murphy , will make an appearance in Huntington. Although he will not be “in concert,” he will be available for autographs Sunday, Jan 22 at the Antique Mall, 926 Fourth Avenue. Murphy will be attending a reception for the opening of an exhibition by Jerry Johnson, an Ashland , Ky. Native who began painting at thirteen years of age. Read more

An emergency meeting of leaders in the tech industry demonstrate against the overly broad Congressional bills that would 'censor' the internet in the name of 'piracy." Here's a video that explains how the internet is what democracy looks like and how the bills would stifle diverse opinions and dissent. Read more

Adapted from the novel by Cormac McCarthy (author of The Road & No Country For Old Men), CHILD OF GOD takes place in the mountains of 1950s Tennessee. It is the story of a man who – living in destitution after losing his family farm – attempts to exist outside his town and social order. In a series of disastrous attempts, he slowly falls deeper into crime and degradation. Until he surrenders... Read more

Flyover Films, LLC, and Route 40 Films, LLC, the creative teams behind the movie "Doughboy," are currently seeking actors and actresses for their upcoming feature film "Random Acts." The film tells the story of the Georges family who are too busy thinking about themselves to consider the less fortunate. The production focuses on one family's struggle to get their life back and the lessons they learn through simple acts of kindness. Read more

When they write a ‘real’ unknown to famous script, there should be more people like Landau Murphy. who won the America’s Got Talent televised contest. He has now serenaded Vegas and other large cities, has contracts with Sony/Columbia Records, and his “That’s Life,” CD claims #1 in the Amazon Jazz category.

Murphy almost did not enter the contest. Virtually unemployed and homeless in Logan County, WV, he had been praying for assistance. He worked at a Logan car wash but in his teens lived out of his car, concealing the fact to his recently married sisters so they would not worry. Read more

Kicking off 2012 with our first Kindred Spirits event of the year, you’re invited to take part in a scotch tasting fundraiser to benefit the Marshall Artists Series. Enjoy an evening of revelry, music and Scotch tasting as you celebrate the birthday of “The Bard of Scotland,” Robert Burns, who penned Auld Lang Syne; all while raising funds for the Marshall Artists Series.Read more

The aerial scenes in Red Tails are the most dramatic that I've seen in a movie. The filmmakers went to the extra effort to ensure they captured, as truly as possible, what we faced in the air. The movie puts the audience behind the stick of a World War II fighter plane and plunges them into the thick of aerial combat. Read more

Published today, MLK Day 2012: "The Military Industrial Complex at 50" is the most comprehensive collection available explaining what the military industrial complex (MIC) is, where it comes from, what damage it does, what further destruction it threatens, and what can be done and is being done to chart a different course.Read more

The Huntington Regional Film Commission will be announcing finalists today, Jan. 16, for competition in the late February Appalachian Film Festival at the Keith Albee Performing Arts Center. Stay tuned...

All eyes go to Hollywood Sunday night for the Golden Globes ceremonies. Eyes will be watching the winners, as they have tea-leaves importance for suggesting Academy Award nominations and/or winners. The winners , too, likely will vie for wider release dates in the U.S. Although the buzz of awards/nominations helps, the movie attendance demographics of specific regions also play into whether an "art" and/or "serious" production receives mass distribution. Read more

Prepare for a wholesome musical and comedic entertainment delight. “Joyful Noise” pairs Queen Latifah, as a self-righteous, arch conservative church choir director, and Dolly Parton, as a newly widowed open to change, quick-witted and quick to creatively verbally insult choir member. Read more

Walt Disney returns one of the classic romantic 'fairy tale' love stories to theatres this weekend. "Beauty and the Beast," which softly and musically re-tells the allegory about a lovely young woman falling for an physically unattractive "beast" with a heart of gold has been adapted to 3D. The beautiful music in this animated classic offers inspiration and hope to not only the lovelorn but as a means of explaining that you must look both inside and out when determining the value of an individual. Read more

Guillaume Schiffman, AFC (The Artist), Jeff Cronenweth, ASC (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo), Robert Richardson, ASC (Hugo), Hoyte van Hoytema, FSF, NSC (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy), and Emmanuel Lubezki, ASC, AMC (The Tree of Life) have been nominated in the feature film category of the 26th Annual American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) Outstanding Achievement Awards. The winner will be announced at the ASC Awards celebration at the Hollywood and Highland Grand Ballroom on February 12. Read more

CES/LAS VEGAS, Nev. -- Christie® announced that it worked with ESPN to project the ESPN 3D telecast of the BCS National Championship Game​ during a viewing party at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in the Las Vegas Hilton Theater, January 9. Featuring an elite audience of media and industry leaders from around the world, the event represents the future of live-screen sports television. It will take the audience beyond the flat screen into the third dimension of space, with two powerful Christie SolariaTM Series CP2230 3D projectors with RealD XL Cinema Systems lighting up the screen. Read more

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – In reality, the meeting never actually took place, but if it had the conjecture is that two of the most important men of their time would have engaged in an ardent and heartfelt debate on the struggle for equal rights in the 1960s. In honor of the late Dr. Martin Luther KingJr., Marshall University’s department of multicultural affairs is presenting “The Meeting,” an acclaimed play that depicts a fictional meeting between two of the strongest voices of the civil rights movement, King and Malcolm X.Read more

Come join the fun as 100 Years of Broadway takes the stage at the Keith-Albee to perform Broadway’s greatest hits from past and ongoing shows.Neil Berg’s widely acclaimed 100 Years of Broadway is a musical revue of Broadway’s most celebrated shows features a dazzling cast of five Broadway stars accompanied by an all-star New York band.Read more

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – The 26th annual Student Juried Exhibition, a juried exhibit of artwork created by undergraduate and graduate students in the Department of Art and Design, is now on display in the Birke Art Gallery on Marshall University’s Huntington campus.Read more

Events move faster today than they did in the 1940s -- or do they? In the case of eight Nazi saboteurs sneaking into the U.S. in 1942 and the trial of Nazi war criminals in Nuremberg in 1945-47 not so much, says William Shawcross in "Justice and the Enemy: Nuremberg, 9/11, and the Trial of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed" (PublicAffairs, 256 pages, index, notes, $26.99). Read more

No matter who is in the White House, an enormous Food/Industrial Complex controls what we eat. Christina Pirello, chef, teacher, award-winning television host, and vocal advocate for healthy living is fed up (pun intended) and she tells all in "I'm Mad As Hell, and I'm Not Going to Eat It Anymore: Taking Control of Your Health and Your Life -- One Vegan Recipe At A Time" (Perigree Books trade paperback, 368 pages, $20.00). Read more

HUNTINGTON, WV (HNN) - The Arts Renaissance Center has announced their winter 2012 schedule of classes. Most of them begin in January.

Cotillion - Elizabeth Withers - Sundays - 2:00-4:30 - 8 weeks - 6th & 7th Grade Students. The purpose of the class is to enhance socialization skills, for girls and boys, through proper etiquette. Classes will emphasize courtesy, introductions, dress codes, dining manners, and formal dance. The program will emphasize respect for better relationships with family, friends, and business associates later in life. In order to utilize the skills the students learned, the class will conclude with a formal dinner and grand ball. Read more

Let me apologize for the skimpy basics the last two weeks. I’ve been battling an insidious virus which kept me drained. We’ll now begin catch up. As the nominees for major awards continue to be announced, two of those “select cities” have broadened and announced “wider” release dates. Whether your city’s Cineplex has a print of one or more of these serious, artsy, and provocative depends on screen totals. Read more

HUNTINGTON, W.Va.– Lindsey Goodman, principal flutist of the West Virginia Symphony Orchestra, will be on Marshall University’s Huntington campus as guest artist for the Department of Music’s annual FluteWorks from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 21, in the Jomie Jazz Center. Read more

HOLLYWOOD (HNN) - The Producer's Guild has announced their nominations for 2011. Last year their nominees served as a 90% predictor of the eventual Academy Award nominations. The Guild awards will be presented Jan. 21. Here is the full list of nominations: Read more